Grbavica (Sarajevo)
Grbavica Грбавица | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Residential high-rise buildings on the bank of the Miljacka river | |
Coordinates: 43°51′1.95″N 18°23′39.01″E / 43.8505417°N 18.3941694°E / 43.8505417; 18.3941694 | |
Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Municipality | Novo Sarajevo |
Population | 12.657 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Grbavica (Serbian Cyrillic: Грбавица) is a neighbourhood of the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Today it is part of the municipality of Novo Sarajevo and administratively distinguished between Grbavica I and Grbavica II.
The area was developed as a new residential neighbourhood by the authorities of Socialist Yugoslavia, on the west bank of the Miljacka river. Grbavica I, between Zagrebačka street and the Miljacka river, aside from residential buildings, hosts the Forestry Faculty of the University of Sarajevo (Šumarski Fakultet), the Kovačići Franciscan Monastery (Franjevački samostan), the Jordanian Mosque (Jordanska Džamija, 1996),[1] three primary schools (OŠ Kovačići, OŠ Grbavica I and OŠ Grbavica II) and the Netherlands embassy. On its north-west corner, the new British Embassy Sarajevo has been built.[2] Grbavica II, between Grbavica I and Hrasno, hosts the Grbavica Shopping Centre and the Ummu Arif Zabadne Mosque. South of Zagrebačka street are Grbavica Stadium, home of FK Željezničar, and the Catholic Church of St. Ignatius (Crkva Sv.Ignacija Lojolskog).
In popular culture
- "Grbavica" – Mladen Vojičić Tifa (1997)
- Grbavica – a film released in 2006.
Gallery
- Serb soldiers toasting in occupied Grbavica, 1992
- View of Grbavica, a neighbourhood of Sarajevo, after the war ended
- Downtown Grbavica in March 1996
- Destroyed residential buildings in Grbavica, 1996
- The Maniacs Graffiti at Grbavica stadium
- Panoramic view of Grbavica Stadium
- Winter panorama of Grbavica today, with an orthodox church in the foreground and the British embassy in the background
- Winter scene at Hamdije Čemerlića at Grbavica
- Winter scene at Grbavica on February 5, 2012
- Residential high-rise buildings on the side of the Miljacka river
Notable former residents
References
External links
- Media related to Grbavica (Sarajevo) at Wikimedia Commons
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Metro area |
- Alipašino polje
- Babića bašća
- Baščaršija
- Čengić vila
- Dobrinja
- Grbavica
- Džidžikovac
- Hrasno
- Koševo
- Mejtaš
- Marijin dvor
- Otoka
- Višnjik
- Vratnik
landmarks
- Ambassadors' Alley
- ARIA Centar
- Avaz Twist Tower
- Bijela Tabija
- Bosmal City Center
- Clock Tower
- Despić House
- Eternal flame
- Goat's Bridge
- Greek-Bosnian Friendship Building
- Latin Bridge
- Morića Han
- Presidency Building
- Sarajevo Rose
- Sarajevo Tunnel
- Sarajevo Zoo
- Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge
- Skakavac Waterfall
- Svrzo's House
- UNITIC Towers
- Vidovdan Heroes Chapel
- Vraca Memorial Park
- Suada and Olga bridge
- Vrelo Bosne
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museums
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- Ferhadija street
- Marshal Tito street
- Sarači street
- Trg Oslobođenja - Alija Izetbegović
- Vilsonovo Šetalište
- Baščaršija Nights
- Sarajevo Winter Festival
- Jazz Fest Sarajevo
- Sarajevo Film Festival
- Balkan Photo Festival
- Pop-Up! Sarajevo
- WARM Festival
- Ilidža Folk Music Festival
- Al Jazeera Balkans Documentary Film Festival
- Pravo Ljudski Film Festival
- Sarajevo Youth Film Festival
- Sarajevo StreeAt Food Festival
- OPEN Fest Sarajevo
- MESS International Theatre Festival
- Sarajevo Pride
- Sarajevo Chamber Music Festival
- Sarajevo Beer Festival
- Sarajevo International Guitar Festival
- Ballet Fest Sarajevo
- Sarajevo Ramadan Festival
- Spiritus Progenitum
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